package domain;
import java.io.Serializable;


public abstract class BaseDomain implements Serializable {

		/**
		 * Compares object equality. When using Hibernate, the primary key should not be
		 * a part of this comparison.
		 *
		 * @param o
		 *            object to compare to
		 * @return true/false based on equality tests
		 */
		public abstract boolean equals(Object o);

		/**
		 * When you override equals, you should override hashCode. See "Why are equals()
		 * and hashCode() importation" for more information:
		 * http://www.hibernate.org/109.html
		 *
		 * @return hashCode
		 */
		public abstract int hashCode();

		/**
		 * Returns a multi-line String with key=value pairs.
		 *
		 * @return a String representation of this class.
		 */
		public abstract String toString();
	
}
